What is the difference in repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Guatemala and United States of America?

1,497 number, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and United States of America?

17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Guatemala vs United States of America: Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes

Guatemala

85,975 number

in 2019

United States of America

87,472 number

in 2018

Guatemala rank

19th

United States of America rank

18th

Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes over time

Guatemala
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 87,472 number against 85,975 number in Guatemala, a difference of 1,497 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 19th and United States of America ranks 18th of 189 countries.

Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guatemala	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1990s	154,291 number	0 number	154,291 number	Guatemala
2000s	153,877 number	0 number	153,877 number	Guatemala
2010s	119,952 number	25,593 number	94,359 number	Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes, Guatemala or United States of America?: United States of America, at 87,472 number against 85,975 number in Guatemala as of 2018.
What is the difference in repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Guatemala and United States of America?: 1,497 number, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and United States of America?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Guatemala and United States of America rank globally for repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?: Guatemala ranks 19th and United States of America ranks 18th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 189 places, 5,062 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.